EDITORIAL
Good for Brand;
bad for University
Just when the going got tough. University President
Myles Brand got going — to Indiana University. Strick
en by Ballot Measure 5. just two years after taking the
University's helm. Brand sailed the ship quite well. But
he s decided to leave at a
time that Is unappealing
for many new prospects to
fulfill his position.
How appealing would
the position of University
president ho in the midst
of what lays ahead? Enter
ing the third biennium of
Measure 5, the financial
outlook is bleak. Potential
impact includes managing
a budget for 1995-1997
that’s an estimated $100
$120 million less than the
The University is
at a very
vulnerable point,
as is education
in Oregon. It is a
crucial time for
positive
leadership
inu.j lays level ana »4bu-$MX> minion tioiow tun 1990
1991 level for slate General Fund support. Certainly stu
dents will be forced to look elsewhere than Oregon for
higher education with the proposed cuts resulting in
lower enrollment, which just presents another hurdle to
jump.
The University is at a vulnerable point, as is educa
lion in Oregon. It is a crucial time for positive leader*
ship. However, recruiting a president willing to take the
position with full knowledge of what ails the Universi
ty. most likely won't provide the most desirable candi
date. Sure the area is nice, tho campus is nice, the fac
ulty is great and Oregon is appealing, hut hlg'uor
education in Oregon isn't.
Brand's resignation isn't the only one. Provost Nor
man Wells is retiring, and a search, already underway,
will bo suspended probably until a new president is
hired. This will leave an acting president and an acting
provost temporarily filling the positions. Simultaneous
ly hiring a provost, the second highest administrative
position under president, and hiring a president could
make the change in leadership a little alarming.
Certainly Brand’s decision, in self interest, is a good
one. His new position comes after a life-long quest for
something of its kind. His time at tho University has
been equated to a stepping stone to something bigger
and better, merely using the University as training
wheels for a position like the one at Indiana Universi
ty. Unfortunately for him. Measure 5 came like a plague.
Squandering over money, he was in a position that did
not allow for changes, making it difficult for him to
show his truo capacity.
Brand must ho commended for keeping the Universi
ty solvent up to this point. Leaving at this time will,
obviously, benofit him, hut the University's future is
repressed by a president who will proceed Brand at a
timo when interest in the Oregon's education is not pos
itive.
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LETTERS
Shannon’s work
The position of ASUO presi
dent and vice president requires
experienced leadership repre
senting student concerns to fel
low student lenders and admin
istrators Shannon Varney and
Joey Lyons have demonstrated
their ability to put students first
while remaining accountable,
approachable and reliable.
leadership demands time and
energy and a will to see things get
done and change in some cuscs
Shannon's work with OSPIRG
and the PMU Hoard has dealt
with many student issues. Joey
has also shown his c apabilities
to keep students No 1 with his
work on the IPG and the KMU
Hoard I have had the opportuni
ty to work first hand with both
Shannon and Joey and have con
fidence that they will represent
the student body candidly
Working with Shannon and
Joey. 1 know they are responsible
people committed to a common
goal of making this University a
better institution. They do not
quit mid-stream when the times
may be stressful. They tend to
dive head-on into the issue to
resolve it
For the good of the students
and for the good of this Univer
sity. I stand behind the leader
ship and the possibilities the next
year has to hold with Shannon
Varney and Joey Lyons as our
next ASUO president and vice
president.
Margaret Chatfteld
Biology
Ernie’s
informed
Todd Barnhart states he is the
voice of low-income families and
is involved with the “Amazon
Review," although he did not
define what he meant. What he
doesn't say is that he submitted
a statement to the City Council in
opposition to historical designa
tion of Amazon When West
moreland residents were asked
to voice their support for Ama
zon. he unprofessional!)' stomped
out of a Westmoreland tenants'
meeting so their council wouldn't
have a quorum to vote on it; he
believed it would pass.
I wish him the best, but the real
candidate informed on Amazon
is Ernie Woodland He lins
attended co-op and Amazon com
inunity tenant meetings He is a
professional, caring, conscien
tious candidate and he has a
strong running mate, Johanna
Kinberg, who, like Ernie, is edu
i aterl on the issues and is not
afraid to confront them.
Suzanne O'Shea
Physics
No fear
I'm tired of hearing women say
they live their life in fear of being
attacked. Fear will never help
you. Even if you were never
attacked your life will lie a waste
because you live in fear If a man
wants to assault you he will smell
your fear like a dog and it will
strengthen him.
This University offers cours
es in at least three types of Mar
tial Arts Take one and learn how
to fight back or just fight Take
taekwondo ami learn how to use
those strong feminine leg mus
i les. Or take Judo and you will
tie able to throw any man on the
ground and step on tiis fate if you
want If you think this is not
enough, visit one of Eugene’s
many gun stores arid pawn shops
and invest in self-protection. Bet
ter to shoot in your self-defense
than to be a victim
Women, prepare yourself for
the worst and overcome your
fear Do not live your life imag
ining the horrible things that
might happen to you. Imagine the
villains and rapists of the world
spitting hlood as they reel form
the blows of your hardened fists
Britt 0. Homett
Eugene
Aloha Leslie
It was only a week or two ago
when my friend told me she
would lx; running for ASUO pres
ident Before then I was expect
ing her to leave me here strand
ed at the University However,
she has decided to stay, and I
believe it will In* for the better of
all of the student body
Being from Hawaii and coming
to Oregon. 1 was not prepared for
the climate or distance change.
My friend made up for this. She
has made my stay here, and it is
not so far away from the hearts of
the people back home to me.
Many people in Hawaii call this
Aloha or Hawaiian Spirit. It is a
foaling of love and kindness for
all things. It is a spirit of giving
and unselfish generosity. It is
friends like her who watc h over
me when I arn homesick and
make me feel like home here in
Oregon.
If you want someone who is
here for you. if you want some
one with heart — vote for my
friend Leslie Warren.
Kevin Chang
Psychology
Same old sheet
Bruce Tucker believes the par
allel 1 drew between the shoot
ing at Temple Beth in Israel
(skinheads have been arrested
and charged) and the Oregon
Citizens Alliance’s ongoing
political violence attacking
homosexual Oregon citizens
was an inappropriate parallel
(Roister-Guard, April B).
Perhaps Tucker and other
skeptics might review new
footage by local TV stations
depicting uniformed skinheads
marching on Albany City Hall
prior to the Novuinlier 1M2 vote
on OCA-sponsored anti-gay Bal
lot Measure 9. Skinhead signs
proclaimed "The OCA is right...
hut not Pro-White." Clearly even
the skinheads recognize some
common beliefs they share with
the OCA
When skinheads witness the
(XiA's organized political attack
on a minority, it sends them a
message that it's open season on
minorities, bo it Jews, blacks
or homosexuals. Skinheads act
on this societal green light much
like Hitler’s hrownshirts enacted
violence in the years leading to
the Holocaust.
Of course it wasn’t the OCA’s
actual hands on the triggers
pumping bullets into the temple
Hiit it is their hands behind polit
ical violence being spread
throughout Oregon, political vio
lence that encourages discrimi
nation and incites violence. Doc
umented hate crimes against
homosexuals virtually soared in
the months prior to the OCA’s
anti-gay Measure 9 election. It
was no coincidence.
IXIA leaders are the suits
behind the jackboots. Very much
the "same old sheet."
Carol Borg
Eugene